Serbia women's national handball team

The Serbia women's national handball team is the national team of Serbia. It is governed by the Handball Federation of Serbia and takes part in international handball competitions.

Serbia Serbia
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Information
AssociationHandball Federation of Serbia
CoachUroš Bregar
Assistant coachDragan Markov
Most capsKatarina Krpež Slezak (146)
Most goalsAndrea Lekić (517)
Colours
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1st
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2nd
Results
World Championship
Appearances8 (First in 2001)
Best result Silver: (2013)
European Championship
Appearances12 (First in 2000)
Best result4th (2012)
Last updated on Unknown.
Serbia women's national handball team
Medal record
World Championship
Silver medal – second place2013 Serbia
Bronze medal – third place2001 Italy
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place2013 MersinTeam
Silver medal – second place2005 AlmeríaTeam
Bronze medal – third place2022 OranTeam
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place2015 GwangjuTeam
Carpathian Trophy
Silver medal – second place2004 Cluj-Napoca
Silver medal – second place2011 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Silver medal – second place2022 Bistrita
Bronze medal – third place2001 Cluj-Napoca
Intersport Cup
Silver medal – second place2010 Tromsø/Bodø

Olympic Committee of Serbia declared women's national handball team as the best female team of the year in 2001 and 2013.

Results

The Serbian Handball Federation is deemed the direct successor to Yugoslavia and Serbia and Montenegro by EHF.

Summer Olympics

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
19761988part of Yugoslavia
1992qualified and later suspended
1996suspended from playing qualification tournaments
2000did not qualify
2004
Since 2007Serbia
2008did not qualify
2012
2016
2020
2024
2028future events
2032
Total0/8000000

World Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
19571990part of Yugoslavia
1993qualified and later suspended
/ 1995suspended from playing qualification tournament
1997did not qualify
/ 1999
2001Third place3rd9612313236
2003Main group stage9th8503258241
2005did not qualify
2007
Since 2007Serbia
2009did not qualify
2011
2013Runner-up2nd9702240197
2015Round of 1615th6213164168
2017Round of 169th6321188152
2019Main round6th9513272258
2021Main round12th6402167143
/ / 2023Main round21st6105141153
/ 2025future events
2027
2029
/ 2031
Total8/17593362117431548

European Championship

YearRoundPositionGPWDLGSGA
1994part of Yugoslavia
suspended from playing qualification tournament
1996did not qualify
1998
2000Main group stage7th6312178176
2002Main group stage6th7403223200
2004Main group stage12th6105165200
2006Preliminary round14th30037792
Since 2007Serbia
2008Preliminary round13th30038793
/ 2010Preliminary round14th30037191
2012Semi-finals4th8413213209
/ 2014Preliminary round15th30035672
2016Main group stage9th6213158176
2018Main group stage11th6204164168
/ 2020Preliminary round13th31027988
/ / 2022Preliminary round15th30036688
2024qualified
2026future event
2028
Total13/17571733715371653
** Red border color indicates that tournament was held on home soil.

Mediterranean Games

Other tournaments

Carpathian Trophy

  • Carpathian Trophy 1999 – 5th place
  • Carpathian Trophy 2000 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2001 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2002 – 4th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2004 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2006 – 5th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2011 –
  • Carpathian Trophy 2018 – 4th
  • Carpathian Trophy 2022 –

Møbelringen Cup/Intersport Cup

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship.[1][2]

Head coach: Uroš Bregar

No.Pos.NameDate of birth (age)HeightApp.GoalsClub
1GKMarija Simić (2000-02-21) 21 February 2000 (age 24)1.77 m50 ŽORK Jagodina
2LWSanja Radosavljević (1994-01-15) 15 January 1994 (age 30)1.72 m90244 Kristianstad Handboll
3LBTeodora Veličković (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23)1.75 m56 ŽRK Naisa
4CBTeodora Majkić (2000-10-06) 6 October 2000 (age 23)1.70 m32 RK Crvena zvezda
7CBAleksandra Vukajlović (1997-06-07) 7 June 1997 (age 26)1.74 m4154 CS Minaur Baia Mare
11RBMarija Laništanin (1995-08-09) 9 August 1995 (age 28)1.78 m1931 Békéscsabai Előre NKSE
14PEdita Nuković (1997-08-01) 1 August 1997 (age 26)1.80 m815 SV Union Halle-Neustadt
15RBAnđela Janjušević (1995-06-18) 18 June 1995 (age 28)1.81 m66158 CS Rapid București
22LBJovana Jovović (2001-12-04) 4 December 2001 (age 22)1.81 m2349 Debreceni VSC
25LWAleksandra Stamenić (1998-07-12) 12 July 1998 (age 25)1.67 m1412 RK Crvena zvezda
27GKMolli Kubina (2002-05-14) 14 May 2002 (age 22)1.78 m00 Alba Fehérvár KC
29RWNataša Lovrić (2000-10-02) 2 October 2000 (age 23)1.74 m1317 ŽRK Zelezničar
31PKatarina Bojicić (1998-03-13) 13 March 1998 (age 26)1.79 m1218 SCM Craiova
34RWDunja Radević (2005-11-25) 25 November 2005 (age 18)1.69 m58 ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica
36LBEmilija Lazić (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 23)1.78 m00 HC Zalău
92PJovana Milojević (1992-07-24) 24 July 1992 (age 31)1.76 m3932 MKS Zagłębie Lubin
99GKMarija Čolić (1990-04-12) 12 April 1990 (age 34)1.73 m291 OGC Nice

Famous players

Statistics

Top scorers

#NameGoalsAveragePositionYears
Andrea Lekić517CB
Katarina Krpež467W
Sanja Damnjanović463OB
Jelena Erić250+OB
Dragana Cvijić201P
Svetlana Ognjenović200+W
Jelena Popović177OB
Bojana PopovićOB−2005
Sandra KolakovićCB
Bojana RadulovićOB−1999

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